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10th February, 2012
Antarctic lake could reveal evolution, new life: scientists
MOSCOW: Russian scientists said Thursday a probe to a pristine lake deep under the ice of Antarctica could bring revelations on the planet’s evolution and…
MOSCOW: Russian scientists said Thursday a probe to a pristine lake deep under the ice of Antarctica could bring revelations on the planet’s evolution and…
8th February, 2012
Ship noise boosts stress in whales, 9/11 reveals: study
PARIS: The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by…
PARIS: The steady drone of motors along busy commercial shipping lanes not only alters whale behaviour but can affect the giant sea mammals physically by…
19th January, 2012
Realtors see new investment after polls
KARACHI, Jan 18: Builders and estate agents have pinned their hopes on the next general elections and expect an improved overall business environment conducive to fresh investment in the sector.
KARACHI, Jan 18: Builders and estate agents have pinned their hopes on the next general elections and expect an improved overall business environment conducive to fresh investment in the sector.
12th January, 2012
On the streets of South Asia
Images from South Asia, capturing people busy doing their chores and making a living.…
Images from South Asia, capturing people busy doing their chores and making a living.…
4th January, 2012
Without a roof over their heads: India
Presenting you pictures from different parts of India, mainly displaying the poor and their daily struggles and labors. …
Presenting you pictures from different parts of India, mainly displaying the poor and their daily struggles and labors. …
23rd December, 2011
Philippines flash floods
Philippine disaster agency said on Friday more than 1,000 people were missing from a storm and flash floods last week, sharply raising the number of…
Philippine disaster agency said on Friday more than 1,000 people were missing from a storm and flash floods last week, sharply raising the number of…
2nd December, 2011
Huge iceberg forces end to Australian Antarctic mission
HOBART, Australia:A giant iceberg has forced an Australian Antarctic team to abandon a summer pilgrimage to the base built by the nation’s most famous Antarctic…
HOBART, Australia:A giant iceberg has forced an Australian Antarctic team to abandon a summer pilgrimage to the base built by the nation’s most famous Antarctic…
2nd December, 2011
Elton John, in Sydney to mark World Aids Day
SYDNEY: British pop superstar Elton John has lashed out at those who continue to stigmatise Aids as “fascists and idiots”, and called on governments to…
SYDNEY: British pop superstar Elton John has lashed out at those who continue to stigmatise Aids as “fascists and idiots”, and called on governments to…
30th November, 2011
World deforestation rate accelerating: UN
ROME: The world’s deforestation rate has accelerated to 6.4 million hectares a year, a new UN survey showed on Wednesday, but Asia showed net gains…
ROME: The world’s deforestation rate has accelerated to 6.4 million hectares a year, a new UN survey showed on Wednesday, but Asia showed net gains…
29th November, 2011
2011: Top Shots 2
This gallery comprises iconic photographs from different parts of the world compiled by Reuters. …
This gallery comprises iconic photographs from different parts of the world compiled by Reuters. …
23rd November, 2011
Clean up operation begins in Thailand
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on November 19 declared central Bangkok safe from Thailand’s worst floods in decades, as the death toll around the sodden kingdom…
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on November 19 declared central Bangkok safe from Thailand’s worst floods in decades, as the death toll around the sodden kingdom…
30th October, 2011
Pakistan most environmentally engendered country of region
KARACHI: A safe environment is prerequisite for healthy life. Major environmental issues currently confronting Pakistan include water, energy, pollution and waste management, salinity and water…
KARACHI: A safe environment is prerequisite for healthy life. Major environmental issues currently confronting Pakistan include water, energy, pollution and waste management, salinity and water…
28th October, 2011
UN: Leaded fuel to be gone by 2013
UNITED NATIONS: Leaded gasoline, once so widespread it was sold at US pumps as “regular” fuel, is expected to be eradicated globally within two years,…
UNITED NATIONS: Leaded gasoline, once so widespread it was sold at US pumps as “regular” fuel, is expected to be eradicated globally within two years,…
3rd October, 2011
Breaches in LBOD blamed for colossal damage
HYDERABAD: Leaders of public opinion have blamed government’s inefficiency for breaches, both man-made and natural, in the Left Bank Outfall Drain and other saline water…
HYDERABAD: Leaders of public opinion have blamed government’s inefficiency for breaches, both man-made and natural, in the Left Bank Outfall Drain and other saline water…
24th August, 2011
The water problem
A Google search for “world water shortage” will produce more than four million results in 0.17 seconds. It will also use a tenth of a…
A Google search for “world water shortage” will produce more than four million results in 0.17 seconds. It will also use a tenth of a…
24th August, 2011
Growing energy demand adds stress to water supply
A Google search for “world water shortage” will produce more than four million results in 0.17 seconds. It will also use a tenth of a teaspoon of water, experts say.
A Google search for “world water shortage” will produce more than four million results in 0.17 seconds. It will also use a tenth of a teaspoon of water, experts say.
22nd August, 2011
Miner Xstrata faces climate test case in Australia
SYDNEY: Environmental activists on Monday launched an unprecedented court challenge on climate change grounds to Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata’s plans for a mammoth Australian coal mine.…
SYDNEY: Environmental activists on Monday launched an unprecedented court challenge on climate change grounds to Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata’s plans for a mammoth Australian coal mine.…
28th July, 2011
California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars
The closure “demonstrated that Angelenos really can change their driving behaviour if they're motivated to do so”.
The closure “demonstrated that Angelenos really can change their driving behaviour if they're motivated to do so”.
20th July, 2011
WTO spotlights nations cutting down on their exports
NEW DELHI: Countries from India and Indonesia to Russia are tightening their grip on natural resources as they limit exports to build up domestic industry…
NEW DELHI: Countries from India and Indonesia to Russia are tightening their grip on natural resources as they limit exports to build up domestic industry…
20th July, 2011
Flood body censured over last year’s devastation
ISLAMABAD: A three-member judicial commission headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court has held the federal and provincial governments and…
ISLAMABAD: A three-member judicial commission headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court has held the federal and provincial governments and…
